homecoming

UK: /ˈhəʊmkʌmɪŋ/ US: /ˈhoʊmˌkʌmɪŋ/ ,(hōm′kum′ing)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

home•com•ing /ˈhoʊmˌkʌmɪŋ/   n. [countable]

1. a return to one's home.
2. Education an annual event held by a college, university, or high school for visiting alumni.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

home•com•ing  (hōm′kum′ing), n. 

1. a return to one's home;
   arrival at home.
2. Education an annual event held by a college, university, or high school for visiting alumni.

• 1325–75; 1930–35 for def. 2; Middle English homcomyng; replacing Middle English hamcume, Old English hāmcyme, equivalent. to hām home + cyme arrival; see come, -ing¹

home′com′er, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

homecoming / ˈhəʊmˌkʌmɪŋ/ noun

1. the act of coming home
2. an annual celebration held by a university, college, or school, for former students